Author: Importer

EUROPE

EUROPE

Marseilles Fos has released a tender for a proposed conventional cargo terminal to be developed on the site of the fruit terminal vacated by Agrexco. Preference will be given to bidders intending…

11th August 2009

Marseilles Fos seeks two bids

11th August 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Grain terminals seem to be weathering the economic storm, but equipment manufacturers are having a tougher time of it. Alex Hughes reports

10th August 2009

Grain handling article

10th August 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The first of a new generation of Port of London Authority (PLA) patrol launch has arrived on the Thames.

10th August 2009

Londons Lambeth arrives

10th August 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

In the first four months of 2009, traffic handled by Maersk at the port of Algeciras was down by 180,000 teu. In Barcelona, the carrier has seen a 33% drop and one…

10th August 2009

Maersk traffic down at all major Spanish ports

10th August 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Messina Line is to install a terminal operation package that will give both full management and automated graphic stowage planning.

10th August 2009

Management software for Messina Line

10th August 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Zhen Hua ship which sailed into the South African port of Ngqura from China in May delivered equipment and components in excess of $8.8m in value, destined for the Ngqura container…

9th August 2009

African port receives massive order

9th August 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Just as Dickie Attenborough and Steve McQueen had to invent ingenious ways to dispose of spoil as they worked on tunnels through which to escape Stalag Luft III in The Great Escape,…

7th August 2009

Dredging can unlock a valuable raw material

7th August 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A rugged handheld computer designed specifically for the port logistics environment has bee unveiled by LXE. The MX9 features an outdoor display, 62-key and 38-key back-light keypad options, built-in GPS positional location,…

7th August 2009

Rugged PC for ports

7th August 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Nows the time to lay the groundwork for future port growth, as Stuart Pearcey finds out

6th August 2009

Making the land on which to build economic recovery

6th August 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The president of Katoen Natie Terminal TCP  is on the verge of handing over a Trigger Letter to the Uruguayan government if it passes a law allowing for another dedicated container terminal…

6th August 2009

Katoen Natie Terminal hits out at Uruguay administrator

6th August 2009